squamous portion of the temporal bone
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Petrous part of the temporal bone — Infobox Bone Name = Petrous portion of the temporal bone Latin = pars petrosa ossis temporalis GraySubject = 34 GrayPage = 142 Caption = Left temporal bone. Outer surface. Caption2 = Diagrammatic view of the fundus of the right internal acoustic… … Wikipedia
Zygomatic process of temporal bone — Infobox Bone Name = Zygomatic process of temporal bone Latin = processus zygomaticus ossis temporalis GraySubject = 34 GrayPage = 139 Caption = Left temporal bone. Outer surface. Showing the zygomatic process projecting to the left side of the… … Wikipedia
Temporal bone — A large irregular bone situated at the base and side of the skull. The temporal bone consists of three parts (squamous, tympanic and petrous) which are distinct at birth but then fuse. The petrous part of the temporal bone contains the… … Medical dictionary
Squamous — Squamose Squa*mose (skw[.a]*m[=o]s or skw[=a] m[=o]s ), Squamous Squa mous (skw[=a] m[u^]s), a. [L. squamosus, fr. squama a scale: cf. F. squameux.] 1. Covered with, or consisting of, scales; resembling a scale; scaly; as, the squamose cones of… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
temporal bone — either of a pair of bones of the cranium. The squamous portion forms part of the side of the cranium. The petrous part contributes to the base of the skull and contains the middle and inner ears. Below it are the mastoid process, styloid process … The new mediacal dictionary
Bone — is the substance that forms the skeleton of the body. It is composed chiefly of calcium phosphate and calcium carbonate. It also serves as a storage area for calcium, playing a large role in calcium balance in the blood. The 206 bones in the body … Medical dictionary
squamous — [skwā′mōsskwā′məs] adj. [L squamosus < squama, a scale] 1. like, formed of, or covered with scales 2. Anat. designating or of a thin, scalelike cell, structure, etc., esp. an epithelial cell or a platelike structure in the upper anterior… … English World dictionary
squamous — [ skweɪməs] adjective 1》 covered with or characterized by scales. 2》 Anatomy of or denoting a layer of epithelium consisting of very thin flattened cells. 3》 Anatomy denoting the flat portion of the temporal bone which forms part of the side of… … English new terms dictionary
squamous — squa•mous [[t]ˈskweɪ məs[/t]] also squa•mose [[t] moʊs[/t]] adj. 1) bio covered with or formed of squamae or scales 2) bio scalelike 3) anat. of or pertaining to the thin forward and upper portion of the temporal bone of the human skull •… … From formal English to slang
squamous — adjective Etymology: Middle English, from Latin squamosus, from squama scale Date: 15th century 1. a. covered with or consisting of scales ; scaly b. of, relating to, or being a stratified epithelium that consists at least in its outer layers of… … New Collegiate Dictionary
squamous — Relating to or covered with scales. SYN: scaly. [L. squamosus] * * * squa·mous skwā məs adj 1 a) covered with or consisting of scales b) of, relating to, or being a stratified epithelium that consists at least in its outer layers of small… … Medical dictionary
